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• Tuesday's letters: Oh, for dry streets again

  23-01-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Do you yearn for dry streets again? Thanks to the city’s use of calcium chloride, it’s impossible to keep my car clean, even in the coldest weather.
  Washing once a week hasn’t prevented the caustic solution from eating away at the chrome trim either. And have you tried driving down Calgary Trail on a sunny day against the blinding glare from the constantly wet road?
  Enough with soaking our streets. A little sand is all we need.
  Grant Lovig, Edmonton
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• Mounties release video of possible suspect in Fort McMurray arson spree

  24-09-2026 22:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wood Buffalo RCMP has released footage of a person who they allege to have been involved in a number of arsons that took place downtown Fort McMurray last weekend. Read More
  
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• Alberta separatists' report on independence costs 'departs from current fiscal reality': prof

  24-09-2026 22:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An independence group has released a set of reports on the costs of potential separation, which it says could leave Alberta with billions left every year — a drastic difference to the University of Calgary's report released last week. Read More
  
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• Fall yard waste collection begins on Sept. 28

  24-09-2026 21:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton residents will be able to have their excess yard waste collected every Monday starting on Sept. 28. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Alberta's immigration proposals breach human rights, fan racism

  24-09-2026 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Our immigration system is not perfect. The rapid increase in immigration in the decade leading to 2024, absent the necessary infrastructure, has provoked thought about how to improve the system. Alberta’s answer includes posing three questions in its Oct. 19 referendum that call for limiting newcomers’ access to publicly funded services. Read More
  
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• Alberta advances $2.4 million for gambling addiction treatment

  24-09-2026 21:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When Alberta launched its regulated iGaming market in mid-July, it pledged one per cent of revenues would be reserved for addiction treatment. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Downtown recovery is a human story

  24-09-2026 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Earlier this year, the Edmonton Downtown Business Association was invited to participate in Recovery Day Alberta, an event that brings people, families, service providers and communities together to celebrate recovery, reduce stigma and make support more visible. At the time, we were hesitant. Read More
  
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• Man who 3D printed guns in Edmonton home sentenced to 3 years in prison

  24-09-2026 19:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man who used a 3D printer to manufacture handgun parts in his north Edmonton home has been sentenced to three years in prison after a judge rejected his bid to serve his sentence in the community. Read More
  
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• Edmonton man who 3D printed guns sentenced to 3 years in prison

  24-09-2026 19:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man who used a 3D printer to manufacture handgun parts in his north Edmonton home has been sentenced to three years in prison after a judge rejected his bid to serve the sentence in the community. Read More
  
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• Edmonton's housing affordability predicted to remain solid

  24-09-2026 18:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton is leading all major markets in a new study looking at future housing affordability. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. released its Fall 2026 Housing Supply Report, examining whether the current average annual new home starts would be sufficient by 2036 to restore affordability to 2019 levels. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fan favourite will at last take the ice against Vancouver Canucks tonight

  24-09-2026 18:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, Edmonton's lines and pairings for tonight's exhibition game against the Vancouver Canucks, with Edmonton going with Tristan Jarry in net, Spencer Stastney and Ty Emberson on defence, but otherwise going with almost a full AHL line-up. Read More
  
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• Is Walman contract the new target of Nurse curse for Edmonton Oilers?

  24-09-2026 15:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Darnell Nurse is gone, but his spirit lives on in Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letters: Referendum requires informed electorate

  24-09-2026 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The referendum is a threat to informed democracy. True democracy requires a fully informed electorate before making their choices on ballots. That is why almost all ballots are held after public election debates, not before. Read More
  
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• Man gunned down by police during Donsdale domestic violence call was armed with a shotgun: ASIRT

  24-09-2026 00:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The man fatally shot by Edmonton police at a Donsdale home earlier this month was armed with a shotgun at the time of the shooting, Alberta's police watchdog said Wednesday. Read More
  
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• ASIRT investigating early September fatal police-involved shooting in Donsdale

  24-09-2026 00:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting from early September that left one man dead, an infant injured, and a woman suffering a gunshot wound. Read More
  
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• Suspect named, victim identified in fatal 'targeted' shooting in Lloydminster

  23-09-2026 23:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Police are seeking tips from the public to help locate a suspect involved in a fatal targeted shooting in downtown Lloydminster Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Oilers notebook: Messier rages against Babcock hire; Frederic remains an enigma

  23-09-2026 23:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mark Messier, the second greatest Oiler of them all, has always shot from the lip and the Moose came out firing with both barrels Wednesday about the hiring of Mike Babcock, saying he was “horrified by the whole thing.” Read More
  
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• 'I am just horrified': Edmonton Hall-of-Fame legend rips Oilers for hiring Babcock and for hiring process

  23-09-2026 23:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from ESPN's Greg Wyshynski, his transcription of an ESPN interview with Edmonton Oilers Hall-of-Fame legend Mark Messier, where the fearsome captain blasts the Edmonton Oilers for hiring coach Mike Babcock and for the hiring process that made that happen: Read More
  
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• West Edmonton attack leaves man in hospital, police hunting for suspects

  23-09-2026 23:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A brutal attack last month in the Callingwood North neighbourhood has left a man in hospital and police looking for suspects. Read More
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith considers potential changes to the Municipal Government Act

  23-09-2026 23:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Premier Danielle Smith is eyeing potential changes to the Municipal Government Act as cities and towns press for more infrastructure funding amid a desire to foster a better relationship with the province. Read More
  
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• Edmonton announces partial closure of Keillor Point due to erosion caused by rainfall

  23-09-2026 22:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A popular viewing area in west Edmonton has been partially closed to the public due to safety concerns. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers second best prospect d-man outplayed in camp, demoted to Bakersfield

  23-09-2026 22:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Who says this new short NHL training camp is meaningless? It's evident that Camp 2026 is giving new Oilers coach Mike Babcock information he's using to sort out the pecking order of various Oilers players and prospects. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers second best prospect d-man out-played in camp, demoted to Bakersfield

  23-09-2026 22:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Who says this new short NHL traning camp is meaningless? It's evident that Camp 2026 is giving new Oilers coach Mike Babcock information he's using to sort out the pecking order of various Oilers players and prospects. Read More
  
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• Grande Prairie accepts voluntary code of conduct in absence of province's accountability framework

  23-09-2026 21:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In the absence of a provincial edict for municipal codes of conduct, Grande Prairie's city council accepted its newly developed and voluntary version on Sept. 14. Read More
  
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• 'Hobby gone wrong': Edmonton man who 3D printed handguns asks for community sentence

  23-09-2026 21:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Roy Tucker stood in court, his voice shaking, and told the judge he will never touch another gun. Read More
  
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• Historian wants city to designate old 'Boots' gay bar a heritage place

  23-09-2026 21:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As Edmonton launches a new modernized Heritage Places strategy, one historian is working to preserve the last standing building of one of Edmonton's original gay bars. Read More
  
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• Oilsands renters surpass Edmonton, Calgary as one of the most 'financially comfortable' in Canada, new data finds

  23-09-2026 21:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fort McMurray is known for being Alberta's oil rich region, and new data reveals that wealth continues to trickle down to residents – renters specifically, who are keeping more money in their pockets even after making rent payments. Read More
  
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• Oilsands region renters surpass Edmonton, Calgary as one of the most 'financially comfortable' in Canada, new data finds

  23-09-2026 21:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fort McMurray is known for being Alberta's oil rich region, and new data reveals that wealth continues to trickle down to residents – renters specifically, who are keeping more money in their pockets even after making rent payments. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Formenton signing tells sexual violence survivors hockey isn't for them

  23-09-2026 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of my greatest joys was being in the Moss Pit for the Edmonton Oilers' 8-1, Game 4, victory in the 2024 Stanley Cup finals. I'd flown halfway across the country, overpaying for beer that other fans dutifully helped me avoid spilling, hugging our beloved Mama Stanley (who remains the absolute best of us), and screaming until my throat was raw when the expected "celebration of life" game became a miraculous push toward Game 7. Read More
  
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• There goes the neigh-bourhood: Horses run wild in Lac Ste. Anne County

  23-09-2026 21:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Do you know where your horses are? Read More
  
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